1. phoebe(n = noun.quantity) 5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, little phoebe, pentad, quint, quintet, quintuplet, v - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one;
is a kind of digit, figure
2. phoebe(n = noun.person) - (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon;
is a kind of titaness
3. phoebe(n = noun.animal) phoebe bird, sayornis phoebe - small dun-colored North American flycatcher;
is a kind of flycatcher, new world flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher
is a member of genus sayornis, sayornis
phoebe, n. any American flycatcher of the genus Sayornis.
Etymology:
imit.: infl. by the name